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by, in relation to the wind. To sail a vessel by the wind is to sail square-riggers to windward with the yards fully braced, or, in fore-and-aft-rigged vessels, with the sheets hardened in. To sail a vessel full and by is to sail her to windward with the sails eased and full of wind. When sailing by the lee the wind has been brought, when sailing downwind, to come across the stern and bear on the wrong side of the fore-and-aft sails. This may cause one or more sails to swing dangerously across the ship and may cause her to broach.
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"by." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "by." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-by.html "by." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-by.html |
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by alongside; in the course of; according to; in relation to; marking the means or instrument (ult. superseding from, through, of) OE.; marking the agent (ult. superseding of, from) XIV. OE. bī, unstressed bi, be = OS., OHG. bī (Du. bij, G. bei), Goth. bi :- Gmc. *bi, prob. identical with the second syll. of Gr. amphi, L. ambi- (see AMBI-, AMPHI-), OE. ymb(e)- around. Cf. BE-, BEFORE, BEHIND, BESIDE, BETIMES, BY-, BY-AND-BY.
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T. F. HOAD. "by." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "by." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-by.html T. F. HOAD. "by." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-by.html |
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"by." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "by." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-by.html "by." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-by.html |
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